Category Archives: Relationships

Character Is Like a Psychological Immune System

October 21, 2021Abuse, conscience, Empowerment, Integrity, Mental Health, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, dependency, independence, psychological immune system, self-regulationDr. Simon

In many ways, character is like a psychological immune system, giving us the resources to be less vulnerable to the forces that might otherwise hurt or corrupt us.

Is There Any Help for a Character Disorder?

October 12, 2021Abuse, Aggression, conscience, empathy, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Neurotics, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, neurosis, neurotic, personality, Personality and Character Disorders, personality disordersDr. Simon

Folks whose ways of seeing and doing things are so toxic that they’re rightfully considered “character-disordered” always cause big problems in relationships. And presently, the prognosis for change is extremely poor for the significantly disordered. There’s more hope for the mildly disturbed character, but the motivation and mode of intervention have to be just right!

Narcissistic Controllers Use and Abuse

October 7, 2021Abuse, Aggression, Covert-Aggression, empathy, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issuesabuse, charm, ego inflation, egocentricity, malignant, narcissistic controllers, seductionDr. Simon

Narcissistic controllers use and abuse because they regard the people and things they desire as property, doing with them as they please.

Cultivating the Willingness to Grow

September 30, 2021Addiction and Recovery, Empowerment, Integrity, Mental Health, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Substance Abuse12-step, addiction, Addiction and Recovery, character, hitting bottom, life, pleasure principle, will, willingnessDr. Simon

You can sum up what all major life turnarounds require in one word: willingness.

The Power of Honest Self-Reckoning

September 23, 2021Abuse, Aggression, conscience, empathy, Empowerment, Entitlement, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualitycharacter, heart, humility, love, self-reckoning, workDr. Simon

Humble, honest self-reckoning is more than liberating. It’s also empowering. Truth, in its essence, is both power and freedom.

Why Narcissists Attract the Emotionally Dependent

September 16, 2021Abuse, Integrity, Intimacy, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityamorous narcissists, codependent, confidence, deception, emotional dependency, narcissismDr. Simon

Emotionally dependent folks gravitate toward those appearing strong, confident, capable, etc. Narcissists see opportunity in this dynamic.

Relationship Deception in the Age of Character Disturbance

September 8, 2021Abuse, conscience, Covert-Aggression, Entitlement, gaslighting, Integrity, Lying and Deception, Manipulation, Manipulators, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Psychopathy and Sociopathy, Relationships, Social Issuescharacter, covert-aggressives, impression management, manipuation, manipulators, relationship deceptionDr. Simon

Relationship deception is one of the major reasons marriages and other intimate arrangements fall apart or end in heartbreak.

The Nature of Truly Supportive Relationships

September 2, 2021conscience, empathy, Integrity, Intimacy, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Responsibility, Social Issues, Spiritualityboundaries, character, commitment, contrition, positive regard, supportive relationships, trustDr. Simon

Supportive relationships have highly recognizable core characteristics that sadly are in short supply in our character-impaired times.

Amiability Does Not Necessarily Accompany Integrity

August 26, 2021gaslighting, Integrity, Personality and Character, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychology, Relationships, Social Issues, Therapyamiability, character, gaslighting, integrity, personalityDr. Simon

While someone’s amiability might be what attracts you, their integrity of character will largely determine whether your relationship lasts.

Finding Yourself and Your Self-Worth Too

August 12, 2021conscience, empathy, Empowerment, Integrity, Intimacy, Mental Health, Narcissism, Personality and Character, Psychology, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Social Issues, Spiritualityfinding yourself, life, love, mindfulness, relationships, self-worthDr. Simon

These days, too many relationships lack quality and growth potential. And that often includes the relationship we have with ourselves.